Expansion and Global Interaction: 1200-1700

By David Ringrose

A new entry in the Longman World History Series , this volume is a perfect supplement to a World History or Western Civilization course as well as introductory courses on Asia, Africa, or Latin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321011252
• ISBN13: 9780321011251
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 0.5" x 6.0"

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I was surprised that no one else had made a comment before to this work. Although the subject is very interesting, because of the author's style, the book, without being dry, is often somehow not engaging. So my rate is between 5 (content) and 3 (pleasure). Anyhow, on the vexing question of why Western countries have dominated the world during the last few centuries [the very way the question is posed is controversial!], I would suggest reading the following books: 1) "Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium" by Ronald Findlay and Kevin H. O'Rourke; 2)"The Great Divergence", by Kennetz Pomeranz; 3 - 4): "The world economy. A millennial perspective" (2001) plus "The world economy: Historical Statistics" (2003) by Angus Maddison (a combined edition of these two volumes appeared on December 2007); 5) "Why Europe Was First: Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia, 1500-2050" by Erik Ringmar; and 6) "The Mystery of Capital Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else" by Hernando de Soto.